Seven months after the Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs launched the 2024-25 Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series concludes April 12 at Keeneland with the $400,000 Lexington Stakes (G3). The 1 1/16-mile race seemingly carries no Kentucky Derby (G1) implications this year. Its limited qualifying points—the top-five finishers earn points on a 20-10-6-4-2…
For Laurie Scott of the Great Strides Equestrian Foundation, the biggest impact of escorting a group of teenage students to Saratoga Race Course as part of the New York Racing Association’s, Inc. (NYRA) Leg Up! program, didn’t happen on the day of their visit. The impact came days later when Scott realized the students were…
Pam Gerard almost picked up an Australian 3-year-old major this season with Savaglee, and the Matamata-based trainer is back in pursuit of the AU$1 million Australian Oaks (G1) April 12 at Randwick. Savaglee finished a close second to Feroce at Flemington in the Australian Guineas (G1) last month. On this occasion, it will be the…
With 26 graded stakes victories to its credit, Godolphin is tied with Claiborne Farm at the top of that statistic in Keeneland history. Jabaara could provide the tiebreaker when she goes to the starting gate April 12 for the 37th running of the $650,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) for trainer Roger Varian. “She’s been doing very…
Breeders’ Cup Limited announced April 10 an expanded schedule for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, which will feature 93 races in 15 countries—the most in Breeders’ Cup history. Each winner will receive an automatic qualifying position, with fees paid, into a corresponding race at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships….
Despite his third-place finish to U.S.-trained Hit Show and Mixto in the April 5 Dubai World Cup (G1), Saudi Cup (G1) hero Forever Young remains at the top of the most recent Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025. The multiple grade 1 winner sports a rating of 127. Click here to view the full list…
April 10, 2025 11:06 AM 4:48 The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series serves the “Win and You’re In” program for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Dora Delgado of Breeders’ Cup describes the evolution of the Challenge Series, the additions of the Dirt Dozen, and the international impact of the series….
A new chapter in equine science and research is underway as the University of Kentucky announces the transition of its Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory to new ownership under Eagle Diagnostics. Now operating as Equine Integrity and Anti-doping Sciences Labs, the facility will continue to serve as a leader in anti-doping testing for the equine and competition animal…
This weekend was something of a Snakes and Ladders one for the Into Mischief line on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. In the April 5 Santa Anita Derby (G1) two of Into Mischief’s prime hopes, champion 2-year-old male Citizen Bull and San Vicente Stakes (G2) winner Barnes , finished fourth and fifth in a five-horse field, neither…
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